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DG5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in the DG5 postcode district, Dumfries and Galloway, from 1979 to 2025, and 469 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 112 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
352
2,492nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
469
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
10 people killed
Serious collisions
112
142 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for DG5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal102.8%
  • Serious11232%
  • Slight23065%

What the data shows

  • DG5 had 29 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 58% fewer than the 69 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 35% of collisions in DG5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 71 children under 16 were killed or injured in DG5, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in DG5.

Where DG5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,492nd
Most casualties
2,503rd
Most fatal collisions
2,425th
Most serious collisions
2,431st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (11%)
  • Tuesday40 (11%)
  • Wednesday54 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday71 (20%)
  • Saturday52 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph168 (48%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph181 (51%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant260 (55%)
  • Pedestrian70 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (11%)
  • Cyclist43 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DG5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DG5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DG5 peaked at 18 in 1979; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202433
202322
202267
202100
202023
201936
201811
201756
201649
2015911
201423
201378
201267
201134
201033
200967
200877
20071116
20061518
200536
200477
2003912
20021215
20011015
2000810
199955
1998911
1997612
19961316
19951014
1994810
19931014
1992911
1991810
199088
1989812
1988911
19871117
19861118
198599
1984714
1983812
19821114
19811522
19801219
19791821

Map of recent crashes in DG5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DG5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DG5

The 24 most recent collisions in DG5 happened between 26 May 2017 and 19 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DG5

The A711 has the most collisions in DG5, 103 of 352 (29%), followed by the A710 (75).

Collisions in DG5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA711103146235
2ndA71075107523
3rdB7933239012
4thA745152515
5thB794101601

Council area for DG5

DG5 is in Dumfries and Galloway, where police recorded 19,421 collisions from 1979 to 2025. DG5 accounts for 1.8% of them.

Town in DG5

Of the 352 collisions in DG5, 160 (45%) were in Dalbeattie.